Clinician - $3000 Retention Bonus

Clinician - $3000 Retention Bonus

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CCTRP - Sacramento, CA

Overview

Salary Range $36.06 - $38.46 Hourly Position Type Full Time Job Shift Day Travel Percentage None

Organizational Overview

Founded on the steps of St. John's Lutheran Church in 1985, Saint John's Program for Real Change has helped more than 30,000 women and children transform their lives from poverty and dependence to confidence and self-sustainability. Dedicated to the eradication of homelessness once and for all, this up-to-18-month comprehensive residential program provides families with the tools they need to address the root causes as well as the symptoms of homelessness: mental health therapy, drug and alcohol counseling, life skills classes (anger management, parenting, budgeting, positive thinking, healthy relationships and more), a path to a high school diploma and Employment Training. The Female Community Reentry Program (FCRP) allows eligible offenders with serious and violent crimes committed to State prison to serve their sentence in the community at a FCRP as designated by the Department, in lieu of confinement in State prison and at the discretion of the Secretary. The FCRP will provide a range of rehabilitative services that assist with alcohol and drug recovery, employment, education, housing, family reunification, and social support.

Benefits/Perks of a career at Saint John's

• Choice of 8 medical plans
• Choice of 3 dental plans
• Vision, Life and Accident and Injury Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• 403 (b) 100% match for 1%–6% of pay
• Paid Time Off includes: 10 paid holidays, 2 floating holidays, 7 sick days and up to 18 days of vacation per calendar year.

Position Overview

TITLE Clinician

SALARY $75,000 To $80,000 annually

CLASSIFICATION Full-Time or Part-Time, Non-exempt

LOCATION On Site Only - Power Inn Rd. Sacramento, CA

SCHEDULE TBD

Position Summary: The Clinician is mental health professional providing quality trauma-informed, comprehensive, strengths-based, culturally competent, flexible, effective services, including psychotherapeutic interventions to individual clients and groups as they move from crisis to self-determination.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Conduct mental health evaluations or assessments for all new participants.
• Knowledge of substance abuse disorder treatment and the impact on co-occurring disorders.
• Provide specialized consultation and therapeutic treatment for clients with co-occurring mental health diagnoses or disorders.
• Provide regular therapy sessions with clients.
• Function as the liaison between the program and community mental health clinics, as well as other resources for participants with co-occurring disorders.
• Facilitate various group activities, as needed, especially clinical groups on topics such as grief and loss, seeking safety, healthy relationships, etc.
• Conduct family evaluations and needs assessments for participants and significant other family members in coordination with primary counselor and counseling supervisor.
• Conduct individual/group therapy sessions.
• Work with staff and participants to ensure a healthy and effective therapeutic community environment in the program.
• All other duties assigned by supervisor or other management.
• Regular, predictable attendance is required.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with team members.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience: A master's degree in social work, Psychology, Counseling, or related Human Services field from an accredited school (minimum requirement).

• License-eligible and registered with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences or California Board of Psychology.
• Licensed by the State of California as an LCSW, MFT, LPCC or Psychologist
• Licensed LCSW, MFT, LPCC or Psychologist with experience and/or duties assigned as a supervisor or adjunctive program responsibilities.

Other Skills and Abilities:

• Interest and/or experience working with persons experiencing incarceration.
• Bi-lingual/bi-cultural knowledge is desirable.
• Works independently, flexibly, and as part of a team.
• Works effectively with outside agencies in providing client services.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• A current CA driver's license and proof of auto insurance are required.
• Registration with the Board of Behavioral Sciences or the Board of Psychology.
• Annual TB test, CPR certification and DOJ/ FBI clearance will be required as part of the pre-employment process

Physical and Emotional Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The inability to cope with a stressful work environment does not constitute a protected disability.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Saint John's Program for Real Change is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate because of age, color, gender, sexual orientation, disability, national origin, race, religion, marital status, or veteran status.